Most Alaska rules are enacted and amended by supreme court order (SCO), which the court issues on
a periodic basis. Print versions of all SCOs are available at the Anchorage, Juneau and Fairbanks law libraries.
The Alaska Legislature may also change the court's procedural rules by
passing an act expressing its intent to do so by a two-thirds majority of
both houses. The Alaska Legislature
website provides information about pending legislation.

Venue Map

Criminal Rule 18 explains how to use the court system's venue map(4.03 MB) to determine the place where a defendant's trial will be held.

The venue map includes a chart (also available separately) that shows the presumptive trial site for each community

In addition to the presumptive trial sites shown on the venue map and community chart, there is also a list of approved additional trial sites in Administrative Bulletin 27. As explained in Criminal Rule 18(e), a defendant may ask the court to transfer the trial to one of those sites if it is:

within the venue district where the crime charged is alleged to have occurred, and

is the trial site nearest to the place where the crime charged is alleged to have occurred.

Judicial district lines are also shown on the venue map.

*Please be advised that the posted venue map is current through July 1, 2015. The supreme court has since approved additional changes to the venue map but the revised map is not yet available. The revised venue map:

Information About the Map

Because it is a very large file, it takes about 45 seconds to open.

Hold down the Control (Ctrl) key and hit 1 to enlarge the map to its full (100%) size. (If you want to enlarge it more or less, click on the down arrow next to the percent field near the center of the tool bar above the map and select the size you want.)

Click on the hand icon on the tool bar to turn the cursor into a hand. Use the hand cursor to drag the map left or up until you see the area of the state you want to look at.

Click on the magnifying glass icon to zoom in or zoom out on a specific area.